Luggage-carrier.



G. G. SCOTT.,

LUGGAGE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-.13., |917.

Immmu. Patented Dea. 41I, 1917.

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Aeiniii'cation-filed August 13, .1917. Serial No. l.

To all whom t may concern:

Be .it known thatl, GERTRUDE G. Soo'r'r, a

.,eitizen of the United States, residing at llieldon, in the county otHalifax and otate of North Carolina, .have invented certain A new anduseful linproveinents in'lLuggagelll 'l provide a-siinple' andinexpensii'e device ot Carriers, ot whichtlie following is a full,cle-ar, and exact specification.

T his invention relates to luggage 'carriers for automobiles, and hastor its, object -to this'lrind which may be readily attached. 'to 'therunning board oii' any automobile.

fr special4 object is to proiide improved fnieans 4ot adjustn'ient,whereby the carrier .may be easily arranged to Vhold boxes or packagesof different sizes with equal se- `icui'ity, andthe nienibers of thecarrier are positrrely held in adjusted position` as longV yas' saidcarrier is attached tothe running board' ot the car, and are locked'more securely in that position by the means which l tastens the carrierto the. running board.

The intentions-ill be first hereinafter de.m scribed in connection Withthe accompanying draWin-gs, Whieh- 'constitute part of this -lld fili

specitication,.and then inore specilically de fined in, the' elainis atthe end of the de script-ion.,

ln the acconipanyinidrawings, wherein similar .reference characters areusedto designotel corresponding parts throughout the Fig. al. is asection through one pair of 'carrier ni'einbers es shown in Fig. l.'

The carrier consists oi? one or more pairs of adjustable members l and 2adapted to stand upright at either side of: the luggage. The Inenxber lhas two parallel horizontal base/'pieces 3 and -l. while the ineinber .2hasV a single ,horizontal base piece 5 designed to -be placed betweenthe .base pieces 3 und 4 of'the nieniber l. The base pieces 3 and 5 havecorrespondingly spacedseries ot perorations 6 and 8, respectively,therein, and each of said base pieces is also provided with a projectinglug or pin adapted to engage anyone of the'perforations in the otherbase piece. The lug or pin 7 carried by the base piece 3 projectsdownwardly to engage any one ot the'perforations 8 in the base' piece 5,While the pin or lng 9 on the latter base piece extends upwardly toengage any One of, the pertorations 6 in the bese piece 9 o. ltWill'thus be seen that by 'placing said ings in different ones ofthep'ertorations,'

the members l and E2 niay 'be readily adjustedat ditierent distancesapart to t Various' sizes of boxes, packages, or other luggage.

The base piece d on the member l -is spaced below the .pertorated .basepiece 3 far enough toadinit .the running board ll' between. said basepiece 4' end the basepi'ece when the latter is arranged in adjustedposition, as illustrated, so that said running'board serves to lock themembers in adjusted position. ln other Words, when the running board isbetween the base pieces l and .5, the latter cannot be lowered, farenough to disengage the pins or lugs 7 and 9 from the pei-forations 6and 8, respectively. The members of thewcarrier are, therefore,positively retained in adjusted position as long `as they' are ettachedto therunning board', and there is nov danger ofthe -ineinbers spreadingapart or slipping relative 'to .onefanother even though rece'yes 1,' av'o `nw in runthe lug age i he itil@ 'ning over rough roads.

The carrier is fastened to the running board by set screws l0 mounted on .the basepiece l and adapted to lbe .tightened up against the undersurface of therunning board. Thistightening action o'f the set screwstor clamping the carrier to the running board. also presses-thebasepieces 5" and 3 firmly together, therebyl preventing..

any relative vertical movement or rattling of the parts. A y Y.

The Inenibers'l and 2 have slots 12 and 13, respectively, in their upperendl ortions,

through'which straps I/-l are passed or holding the luggage l5 downbetween said nienr` bers. While two-pairs of carrier members .areillustrated in Fig. l, and this number is most often used, it Will beunderstood that asingle pair or any other number of pairs may bevemployed according to the di inensio'ns of the luggage to be carried,

Having vthus described my invention, what ll claim as new andldesire tosecure by.

vLetters Fotent 'of the United States is:--

l. A luggage carrier ot, the characterdelllli iin scribed consisting ofa pair of upright members, one having a pair of horizontal base piecesand the other having a single base piece adapted to be arranged betweenthepbase pleces of` the first member, means for adjustably connectingthe single base piece of the second member to the upper b'ase piece ofthe first member, and means carried by the lower base piece of the firstmember for clamping the running board of an automobile between it andthe base piece of the second member.

2. In a-luggage carrier ofthe character described, the combination withbne upright member having two horizontal' base members, of a secondupright member having a single horizontal base member adapted to bearranged between the base pieces of the first member, the single basepiece of the second member and the upper base piece of the first memberhaving series of perforaf tions therein, lugs on said base pieces toengage the perforations of the other base pieces for adjustabl)7connecting them together, and means mounted on the lower base piece ofthe first member for clamping the ruiming board of an automobile betweenthe same andthe base piece of the second member and holding the lugs inthe perforations in which they are arranged.

3. In :1 luggage carrier of the character described, the combinationwith one upright member having two parallel basepieces, of a secondupright member having a single base piece adapted to be arranged betweenthe base pieces of the first member, the base piece of the second memberand the upper base piece of the first member having perforationstherein, oppositely extending lugs on said base pieces to engage theperforations in the other base pieces for adjustably connecting themembers together, and means for clamping the running board of anautomobile between the lower base piece of the first member and the basepiece of the second member, the spacing of the two base pieces of thefirst member being such that. the lugs cannot be disengaged from theperforations when the running board is arranged between the lower basepiece of the first member and the base piece of the second member.

4. In a luggage carrier of the character described, the combination withone upright member having two parallel base pieces, of a second uprightmember having a base piece adapted to be arranged between the basepieces of the first member, means for adjustably connecting the basepiece of the second member to the upper base piece of the first member,and means mounted on the lower base piece of the first member forclamping an automobile running board between said lower base piece ofthe first member and the base piece of the second member, the runningboard when so 'arranged serving to lock the members in adjustedposition.

5. In a luggage carrier of the character described, the combination withone upright member having two parallel base pieces, of a second uprightmember having a base .piece adapted to be arranged between the basepieces of the first member, means for adjustably connecting the basepiece of the second member and one of' the base pieces of the firstmember, and means for clamping the running board of an automobilebetween the base piece of the second member and the other base piece ofthe first member, the running board when arranged between said basepieces serving to lock the members in adjusted position.

name to this specification.

GERTRUDE G. SCOTT.

